Hani

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Hani

A Life Too Short

Politics and government Political activism / Political engagement

Authors: Janet Smith, Beauregard Tromp

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Language: English

Published by: Jonathan Ball

Published on: 18th January 2011

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 2 Mb

ISBN: 9781868423736


Chris Hani's assassination in 1993

gave rise to one of South Africa's great imponderables: if he had survived, what impact would he have had on politics and government in South Africa? More pointedly, could this charismatic leader have risen to become president of the country?

Hani's background and leadership

Hani was a hero of South Africa's liberation, a communist party leader and Umkhonto we Sizwe chief of staff who was both intellectual and fighter, a man who could inspire an army but carried a book of poetry in his backpack. Hani led MK into its earliest battles, and carved a formidable reputation as a thinker, debater and peacemaker.

About the book

Hani: A Life Too Short tells the story of Hani's life, from his childhood in rural Transkei and education at Fort Hare University to the controversial Memorandum of 1969, the crisis in the ANC camps in Angola in the 1980s and the heady dawn of freedom. Drawing on interviews and the recollections of those who knew him, this vividly written book provides a detailed account of the life of a great South African.

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